Costliest U.S. Hurricanes 1900-2000 (unadjusted)

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Table 3: The 30 costliest tropical cyclones to strike the U.S. mainland, with addendum for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Damages are listed in US dollars and are not adjusted for inflation.
Rank Hurricane Year Category Damage
1Andrew (SE FL, SE LA)19925a26,500,000,000
2Hugo (SC)198947,000,000,000
3Floyd (Mid Atlantic & NE U.S.)199924,500,000,000
4Fran (NC)199633,200,000,000
5Opal (NW FL, AL)199533,000,000,000
6Georges (FL Keys, MS, AL)199822,310,000,000
7Frederic (AL, MS)197932,300,000,000
8Agnes (FL, NE U.S.)197212,100,000,000
9Alicia (N TX)198332,000,000,000
10Bob (NC, NE U.S.)199121,500,000,000
11Juan (LA)198511,500,000,000
12Camille (MS, SE LA, VA)196951,420,700,000
13Betsy (SE FL, SE LA)196531,420,500,000
14Elena (MS, AL, NW FL)198531,250,000,000
15Gloria (Eastern US)19853b900,000,000
16Diane (NE U.S.)19551831,700,000
17Bonnie (NC, VA)19982720,000,000
18Erin (NW FL)19952700,000,000
19Allison (N TX)1989TSc500,000,000
19Alberto (NW FL, GA, AL)1994TSc500,000,000
19Frances (TX)1998TSc500,000,000
22Eloise (NW FL)19753490,000,000
23Carol (NE U.S.)19543b461,000,000
24Celia (S TX)19703453,000,000
25Carla (N & Central TX)19614408,000,000
26Claudette (N TX)1979TSc400,000,000
26Gordon (S & Central FL, NC)1994TSc400,000,000
28Donna (FL, Eastern U.S.)19604387,000,000
29David (FL, Eastern U.S.)19792320,000,000
30Unnamed (New England)19383b306,000,000
Addendum (rank is independent of other events in group)
4Georges (USVI, PR)199833,600,000,000
10Iniki (Kaua'i, HI)1992Unknown1,800,000,000
10Marilyn (USVI, PR)199521,500,000,000
15Hugo (USVI, PR)198941,000,000,000
19Hortense (PR)19961500,000,000
29Lenny (USVI, PR)19994330,000,000
29Olivia (CA)1982TDd325,000,000
30Iwa (Kaua'i, HI)1982Unknown312,000,000

Notes

a Reclassified as Category 5 in 2002
b Moving more than 30 miles per hour
c Tropical Storm intensity
d Tropical Depression